Hog-oiler



G. L. CURTTRIGHT.

HUG UILER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I9, I916.

1,327,088. v Patented Jan. 6,1920.

companying drawing,

GEORGE L. GUETTRIGI-IT, OF OLIN, IOWA.

HOG-OILER.

Application filed August 19, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen L. Cun'rrnioirr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Olin, in the county of Jones and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hog-Oilers, of which the following is a specification, referpnce being had to the accompanying draw lugs.

This invention relates to an improved hog oiler and has for its primary object to provide a simply constructed and novel device for applying and thoroughly rubbing oil into the hide of the hog so as to destroy vermin, and without waste of the oil.

It is another and more particular object of my invention to provide a device of this character embodying a suitable base, a vertically inclined oil applying member movably supported by said base, an oil container mounted at the upper end of said member and provided with anormally closed valve adapted to be opened by said oil applying member to release the oil.

It is a further general object of my invention to provide a device for the above purpose which is inexpensive and durable in its construction and highly serviceable and convenient in practical use.

With the above and other objects in view, myinvention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrange ment of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the acin which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the preferred embodiment of my improved hog oiler;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line H of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing 5, designates a suitable base upon which a plate 6 is securely fixed at its ends, said plate having an intermediate, upwardly inclined portion 7. This inclined portion of the plate 6 is provided with an opening to receive the lower end of an obliquely inclined rod 8, suitable clamping nuts 9 being threaded upon said rod for engagement against the opposite faces of the plate 6.

Upon the upper end of the rod 8, transversely disposed plates 10 are securely Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920. Serial No. 115,861.

clamped by means of the bolts 11. Horizontally disposed arms 12 have one of their ends angularly bent, as at 13, and provided with openings to receive the clamping bolts 11. A rod lat has eyes formed upon its ends which are also engaged upon said bolts, and the nuts 15 threaded upon the bolts securely hold the several. parts in assembled relation. The ends of a U-shaped rod 16 are engaged upon the other ends of the bolts 11 and securely held thereby. This rod projects downwardly in spaced parallel relation beneath the rod 8 and has its intermediate portion curved or bowed, as at 17, to form a saddle or seat for a purpose to be presently referred to.

A U-shaped plate 18' has its extremities secured to the horizontal arms 12 by means of the bolts 19 which extend through openings in the base wall of an oil container 20. The medial portion of the plate 18 is obliquely inclined downwardly, as at 18, and in the same a stop screw 21 is threaded. A valve 23 of any suitable type is mounted upon the bottom wall of the container 20 and the valve stem 24 projects downwardly through the sleeve 25 formed on the valve casing, which extends through the bottom wall of the container 20. A coil spring 26 is engaged upon said valve stem between the end of the sleeve 25 and a nut 27 threaded on the stem.

A tubular rod 28 loosely surrounds the fixed rod 8 and, at its upper end, is supported in the saddle or seat 17. A longitudinally extending leaf spring 28 is fixed at one of its ends in the rod 7 and bears upwardly at its free end against the wall of the tubular rod 28 adjacent the lower end thereof. A transversely disposed roller 29 is mounted on the upper side of the rod 8 at a point intermediate of its ends, said roller serving to rotatably support the tubular rod in spaced relation to the fixed rod 8 and also constituting a fulcrum for the tubular rod 28 to permit of a slight oscillating movement of the same in a vertical plane.

Upon the transversely disposed rod 14, an arm 30 is loosely engaged at one of its ends, the other end of said arm being disposed beneath the valve stem 24. A stop screw 31 is also threaded in this arm and limits the downward movement thereof by engagement with the tubular rod 28. Upon 28, a sheet of wire the periphery of this rod otherwise securely fabric 32 is soldered or fixed.

From reference to Fig. 1 of the drawing, the operation of the device will be clearly understood. The germicide oil is placed in the container 20, said container having a suitable top or cover and the valve 23 being normally closed prevents the escape of the oil. Assuming that the hog moves beneath and against the upper portion of the tubular rod 28 and exerts an upward pressure againstthe same, it will be manifest that this rod will be oscillated upon the supporting roller 29 against the action of the spring 28' and the upper end of the rod 28 bearing against the stop screw 31 will lift the arm 30 and force the valve 23 upwardly to its open position. The oil will thus escape from the container and flow downwardly over the arm 30 and upon the wire mesh fabric on the periphery of the rod 23. As this fabric provides a roughened surface, the hair on the back of the animal. will be agitated and lifted so thatthe oil will be applied by the rod 28 as it is rotated, directly to the animals hide. 1f the animal should move over the lower end portion of the tubular rod 28, the contact of its belly thereon would exert a downward pressure upon. the same against the action of the spring 28 so that said rod will be again oscillated and the upper end thereof lifted against the stop screw 31 to open the valve. The oil supplied to the rod 28 is held in the mesh of the wire wardly thereon, so that there will be no waste of the oil. When the hog exerts a pressure against either side of the rod 28, the U-shaped rod 16 against which the said rod 28 bears at its upper end, directsthe oil applying rod upwardly and into engagement with the screw 31, thereby lifting the valve operating plate 30. Thus, the flow of the oil and its application to the hide of the hog is assured no matter in what direction the pressure is applied upon the rod 28. The adjustable stop screw 21 regulates the flow of the oil, and it will be understood that in hot weather when the oil is thin, said screw will be properly adjusted so that there will be but a slight movement of the valve 23, and in winter when the oil is thick, this valve will be permitted to open to a greater extent by the proper adjustment of said screw, as the fiow of the oil is relatively slow.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction, manner of operation and several advantages of my invention will be clearly and fully understood. It will be fabric 32 asit flows down-,

seen that 1 have produced in a very simple device, means for applying and thoroughly rubbing the oil into the hide of the animal and without waste of the oil, thereby conducing to economy in the. use of the device. As the reservoir or container for the oil is supported at a considerable distance above the ground, it cannot be struck and over turned by the animal. 1 have herein referred to a particular means for mounting and supporting the fixed rod 3 and the oil applying member, but it is manifest, of course, that these parts may be mounted in various other ways. The detail form and construction of the several elements of the device may also be greatly modified and 1, therefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what 1 desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is 1. A. hog oiler including a fixed support, a hollow oil applying member rotatable around said support, a fulcrum onthe support upon which said member is engaged in termediate of its ends for oscillating movement relative to the support, an oil container havinga valve, and means actuated by said oil applying member when the same is oscillated in one direction to open the valve.

2. A hog oiler including a fixed support, a fulcrum on said support, a tubular oil applying member rotatable around said support and engaged intermediate of its ends upon the fulcrum for oscillatory movement relative to the support, a spring fixed to the support and co-acting with said oil applying member at one side of the fulcrum to yieldingly maintain the support in a normal position, an oil container having a valve, and a relatively movable element actuated by the oil applying member when the latter is oscillated and engaged-with the valve to open the same.

3. A hog oiler including a fixed rod, a tubular oil applying member surrounding the rod, means on said rod supporting said member out of contact with the rod for rotation and lateral oscillation with respect thereto when the animals body engages the rod at either side of its fulcrum, an oil container having a valve, and means actuated upon the oscillation of the oil applying member to open said valve.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the'presence of two-witnesses.

GEURGE L. CURTTRIGHT.

Witnesses:

SEWARD WHITE, 0. A. DAYTON. 

